1Call With Griff

Griff Cotter
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There are whole worlds living right next to ours that most of us never see. People who built something from nothing. People who came through things that would break most of us. I walked away from my whole world to start over in one I knew nothing about. So every week I sit down with someone who already found success in theirs and ask how they actually did it: the story, the struggle, what it really took. My hope is you walk away with something you can use. And yeah, I'm building 1Call Home Services. I'm not going to pretend otherwise. Want to be a guest? → 1callpodcast.vercel.app

Episodes

  1. 2 days ago

    THE FOREMAN. — Bo Kyle: From Rock Bottom to Foreman | 1Call with Griff Ep 8

    Bo Kyle is our commercial construction HVAC foreman. I've known him for a while now but this was the first time I really got to sit down and hear his story. We have a lot in common, to say the least. I appreciate how honest he is and admire the life he is building. That's what the show is all about, right? Bo did it the way you're supposed to. Vo-tech, a welding trade, his own house at twenty-four. Then the drinking got heavier, and it became more than just drinking. He wound up losing everything and he found himself at his bottom. For Bo that bottom was fourteen days in an ICU in Montana, and a car he sold for two hundred bucks to get on a plane home. One thing I've learned about being at the bottom is that you can either work on digging yourself out or work on digging the floor a little deeper. That moment is so pivotal. It's the one I look for in all stories. I love redemption. I love the grind. Bo's story has it all, and something everyone can relate to. Bo told me all of this from his truck at work and then, after we lost connection, from his hotel room. That to me says a lot about who he is. I am excited to share it with you! 🎧 Also on Apple Podcasts + Spotify — search "1Call with Griff": https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id6788134981 1Call with Griff is brought to you by Service 360 Group — HVAC, plumbing, and electrical in Berks County, Pennsylvania. If you have a problem around your home, give us a call.

    THE FOREMAN. — Bo Kyle: From Rock Bottom to Foreman | 1Call with Griff Ep 8

  2. 14 Aug

    THE BUILDER. — Capt. James McCormick: From the Battlefield to the Farm | 1Call with Griff Ep 7, Part 2

    This episode includes an honest conversation about combat, veteran mental health, and suicide. If you or someone you know is struggling, dial 988 — and press 1 if you're a veteran. Someone will answer.In Part 1, you met the soldier. A decorated warrior fulfilling his purpose to serve the greatest country on earth. And then, it was over.Today's story is about what happened after. Coming home to the quiet, the mundane. While he was far away from the battlefield, a war was still waging, but this time, one no one could see. And how did Captain James McCormick respond? He fought. But this time, he fought to build. He turned his pain, his struggle, and his PTSD into purpose to save not only his own life but many just like him.Listen, this is heavy. It is real. And it is the kind of conversation that stays with you.If you haven't watched Part 1 — THE SOLDIER. — start there: https://youtu.be/KqYuOXhqJoo1Call with Griff is brought to you by Service 360 Group — HVAC, plumbing, and electrical in Berks County, Pennsylvania. If you have a problem around your home, give us a call.

    THE BUILDER. — Capt. James McCormick: From the Battlefield to the Farm | 1Call with Griff Ep 7, Part 2

  3. 12 Aug

    THE SOLDIER. — Capt. James McCormick: A Silver Star on Easter Sunday | 1Call with Griff Ep 7, Part 1

    This episode contains firsthand accounts of combat and an honest conversation about veteran mental health, including PTSD and suicide. If you or someone you know is struggling, dial 988 — and press 1 if you're a veteran. Someone will answer. James McCormick was born into a long line of warriors. At 17, he enlisted in the West Virginia National Guard, only because his parents wouldn't sign the papers that put him directly in the Army. The day he turned 18 he did it for himself. Today's story is about James' time as a soldier. We dive into what made the man he is today. A loyal soldier who believes in our country and the people who defend it. It is heavy. It is real. And it's a story worth telling. Part 2 — THE BUILDER. — premieres Friday at 5 PM: what he came home to, what he almost lost, and what he built instead. (0:00) Before we start (viewer advisory) (0:28) Introducing Capt. James McCormick (2:21) Coming home from Iraq & finding the dirt (8:00) Three generations of service (20:34) "My parents wouldn't sign the form" (23:00) Desert Storm (41:34) Easter Sunday 2004 — the Silver Star (55:21) Medical retirement & losing the identity (59:58) Wrapping up Part 1

    THE SOLDIER. — Capt. James McCormick: A Silver Star on Easter Sunday | 1Call with Griff Ep 7, Part 1

  4. 5 Aug

    From $1 Photos to the State Senate — Sen. Ben Queen

    Ben Queen and I grew up in the same corner of West Virginia. He started charging a dollar a photo when he was twelve. At fourteen he was on the sideline shooting the Super Bowl. At twenty-one he got elected while he was still a student at WVU, and he never put the camera down. Ben's story and his life work are very admirable to me. He has used the tools around him, his talents, interests and network to build a life he loves and is proud of. Who doesn't want that? I know I do. It's not always easy, but nothing ever is. I can't imagine walking into the state capitol as a senator. His challenges are some of the most unique yet they still resound universally somehow. Because they're human. One of the biggest things I look for in people is their heart. It takes courage and vulnerability to share it. I think Ben leads with it. He cares deeply and his family does too. Listen to the full story on this week's episode of 1Call: Want on the show? → https://1callpodcast.vercel.app

    From $1 Photos to the State Senate — Sen. Ben Queen

  5. 29 Jul

    She Won Everything There Is to Win — Tayla Jones

    Tayla Jones has won just about everything there is to win in off-road racing — six-day world championships, three straight GNCC titles, AMA Rider of the Year as a rookie. And somewhere in all that winning, she lost the reason she started. This one's about what happens after you get the thing you were chasing — and what it takes to fall back in love with it. Tayla came to the States on her own as a teenager and built a career most riders only dream about. It nearly cost her everything before she figured out what actually mattered. Where she landed — her definition of success now — is the part I can't stop thinking about. One of the most impressive, and most honest, people I've had on the show. Episode 5 of 1Call with Griff — Tayla Jones is live now. 🎧 Also on Apple Podcasts + Spotify — search "1Call with Griff" or go to https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id6788134981 Want on the show? → https://1callpodcast.vercel.app 0:00 Intro 2:18 Growing up racing in Australia 8:38 Thrown in the deep end: Six Days at 16 14:29 Coming to America 24:04 The KR4 ride (and how she met her wife) 25:31 Winning everything in 2017 31:42 When winning started to feel like pressure 34:35 Stuck: the green-card years 39:12 The injury streak 40:11 Breaking her neck 42:04 Finding her why 50:21 The comeback 53:26 A bucket-list WMX ride 56:23 Women in the sport 59:14 What success means now 62:49 Wrap-up #offroadracing #gncc #wmx #podcast #1CallWithGriff

    She Won Everything There Is to Win — Tayla Jones

  6. 22 Jul

    3% Is Better Than No Percent — Lucas Grounds

    I've carried Lucas's story with me for a few years now. At fifteen he was one of the best young off-road racers in the country — a seven-time national champion with the pro ranks in front of him. Then a slow crash on a covered bridge, on a night he'd talked his buddy into one more ride, took the use of his legs. Most people would've let that be the end of the story. Lucas made it the start of a different one. What gets me about Lucas isn't that he came back — it's how he thinks. He never once asked "why me." From the second he was sitting on that bridge, the only question in his head was "how can I do this." He's been answering it ever since. Today he's back at the races every single weekend — not on a bike, but building the next generation of kids who are. And when you ask him what success looks like now, he doesn't talk about himself at all. This might be the most powerful conversation I've had on this show. Episode 4 of 1Call with Griff — Lucas Grounds is live now. Want on the show? → 1callpodcast.vercel.app

    3% Is Better Than No Percent — Lucas Grounds

  7. 15 Jul

    I Built My Own World — Graham Cotter | Ep. 3

    My cousin Graham has spent most of his life on the water. From a humble beginning in the Florida Keys, he's traversed his way through many layers of the industry. He's a captain, fisherman, conservationist, husband, and father. Without a doubt one of the most interesting people I know. It hasn't always been easy, as there have been plenty of peaks and valleys along the way. They say rough waters make seasoned sailors — a phrase I have adopted in my own life, and well, I'll say this: Graham is a pretty damn good sailor. Episode 3 of 1Call with Griff — Graham Cotter is live now. Want on the show? → 1callpodcast.vercel.app

    I Built My Own World — Graham Cotter | Ep. 3

  8. 8 Jul

    Most People's Limitations Are in Their Own Minds — Johnny Gallagher

    Episode 2. Griff sits down with Johnny Gallagher — 28 years a professional off-road ATV racer, GNCC legend — on goals you actually have to work for, the coach who laughed at his plan, and why most people's limitations are in their own minds.Watch the full video episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/1cRt-uFXNZoCome on the show: 1callpodcast.vercel.app

    Most People's Limitations Are in Their Own Minds — Johnny Gallagher

  9. 6 Jul

    I Left My Whole World to Start Over

    Episode 1. This is where it starts. There are whole worlds living right next to ours that most of us never really see. I know a lot of people who live in them: racers, builders, fighters, people who found success against real odds. So I'm calling them, one a week, to ask how they actually did it, and I'm bringing you along. But first, episode one is me. I spent basically my whole life in the off-road racing world, and not long ago I walked away from it to start over in a business I knew nothing about. This is that story: where I came from, the night everything changed, and why I'm doing this. New episode every week. Come along. Want to come on the show? https://1callpodcast.vercel.app Watch the full video episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/lmawiIX4gsE I'm building One Call Home Services. The company behind all this, and I'm not going to pretend otherwise.

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There are whole worlds living right next to ours that most of us never see. People who built something from nothing. People who came through things that would break most of us. I walked away from my whole world to start over in one I knew nothing about. So every week I sit down with someone who already found success in theirs and ask how they actually did it: the story, the struggle, what it really took. My hope is you walk away with something you can use. And yeah, I'm building 1Call Home Services. I'm not going to pretend otherwise. Want to be a guest? → 1callpodcast.vercel.app

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  • Creator
    Griff Cotter
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    9
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Griff Cotter
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    1Call With Griff